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Schemes For Minorities Do Not Violate Rights Of Other Communities : Union Of India Tells Supreme Court
While defending its schemes for welfare of minority communities at various levels, the Union of India has on Tuesday informed the Supreme Court that the schemes are not in contradiction to the principles of equality as enshrined in the Constitution and do not violate rights of members of other Communities.The Union has further stated that the schemes are meant only for the economically...
Breaking- Immediately Withdraw Cases Registered Under Repealed S. 66A Of IT Act; Don't Register Any Further Cases: MHA To States, UTs
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday directed all State governments and police chiefs to immediately withdraw all pending cases and not register further cases under the repealed Section 66A of the Information Technology (IT) Act, 2000. This advisory comes days after the Supreme Court expressed shock that Section 66A was still being invoked to prosecute people even after six years...
BREAKING : Suvendu Adhikari Moves Supreme Court To Transfer Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition From Calcutta High Court
BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee out of the State of West Bengal. The Chief Minister had moved an Election Petition before the Calcutta High Court challenging Suvendu Adhikari's election win from the Nandigram constituency in the West Bengal Assembly Polls. In...
Delegated Legislation That Are Forbiddingly Excessive Or Disproportionate Can Also Be Manifestly Arbitrary: Supreme Court In Franklin Templeton Case
Delegated legislations that are forbiddingly excessive or disproportionate can also be manifestly arbitrary, the Supreme Court observed in the order passed in Franklin Templeton case today.The bench comprising Justices S. Abdul Nazeer and Sanjiv Khanna, however, held that the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 under challenge do not suffer from the vice...
BREAKING : Calcutta High Court Issues Notice To Suvendu Adhikari In Mamata Banerjee's Election Petition Against Nandigram Results
The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday issued notice on the election petition filed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee challenging the election of Suvendu Adhikari @SuvenduWB from Nandigram.Justice Shampa Sarkar issued notice to Suvendu Adhikari, the elected candidate of BJP and directed that the records and papers in relation to the election be preserved during the pendency of...
'We'll Go Ahead' : Madras High Court Says It Will Hear Challenge To IT Rules Despite Centre's Transfer Plea In Supreme Court
"Merely because you filed a transfer application, does that mean that proceedings before the High Court have stayed? We will go ahead with the matter. The Supreme Court will have the benefit of the opinion of the High Court", bench orally said.
Franklin Templeton : Consent Of Majority Shareholders Needed For Winding Up Funds After Publication Of Notices, Says Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Wednesday delivered the judgment in a batch of special leave petitions filed by Franklin Templeton against a judgment of the Karnataka High Court which had restrained Franklin Templeton from winding up the debt funds without obtaining the consent of investors. The Supreme Court has agreed with the views of the High Court. However, it said that the requirement for...
Two-Child Norm : Disqualified Councilor Attempts To Disown Third Child; Supreme Court Refuses To Accept
A municipal councilor from Maharashtra attempted to get over the disqualification for violating the two-child rule by showing the third child as belonging to someone else. However, the attempt to 'disown' the third child turned out to be unsuccessful, as the Supreme Court refused to accept the argument. Earlier, the Bombay High Court had also rejected the said defense.The issue related to...
Sedition : Army Veteran Moves Supreme Court Challenging Section 124A IPC; Plea To Be Heard Tomorrow
Army veteran Major-General SG Vombatkere (Retired) has approached the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the offence of sedition under Section 124A of the Indian Penal Code for being 'vague' and creating a 'chilling effect on free speech'. The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Petitioner to serve a copy of the plea to the Attorney-General for India. The matter will now...
Breaking: Allahabad High Court Issues Directions & Timeline For Disposal Of Bail Applications Under POCSO Act, 2012
The Allahabad High Court last week held that only the local police or Special Juvenile Police Unit [SJPU] could serve notice on bail application for offences under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 [POCSO Act]. It also prescribed a timeline to execute the different statutory functions by the respective authorities.A bench of Justice Ajay Bhanot, alongside administered...
Tribunals Reforms Ordinance : Supreme Court Strikes Down Provisions Fixing Term Of Members As 4 Years
The Supreme Court on Wednesday by 2 :1 majority set aside the provisions in the Tribunals Reforms Ordinance 2021 which fixed the term of members of various tribunals as four yearsThe majority comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and S Ravindra Bhat held that this term violated the express direction given in the earlier judgments in Rojer Mathew and Madras Bar Association cases that the term...